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Pectosic
- - Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, pectose; specifically, designating an acid supposed to constitute largely ordinary pectin or vegetable jelly.
Peculate
- verb - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
Peculiar
- adjective - (Eng. Canon Law) A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the see within which it resides.
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
- characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney
- markedly different from the usual; "a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "t
Peculium
- - The saving of a son or a slave with the father's or master's consent; a little property or stock of one's own; any exclusive personal or separate property.
Pedagogs
- noun - someone who educates young people
Pedagogy
- noun - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"
- the principles and methods of instruction
- the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"
Pedalers
- noun - a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)
Pedalian
- - Relating to the foot, or to a metrical foot; pedal.
Pedaling
- verb - operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument
- ride a bicycle